Director of Development and Infrastructure John Zeanah and Public Works Director Scott Morgan hatch a schedule to patch teeth-rattling roadways and clean stormwater inlets.
The museum awarded Marc Morial, Velma Lois Jones and Mark Suzman for their advancements in “truth, equity and justice.”
Mayor Paul Young is aware his strategy — and the Task Force itself — are controversial.
The National Civil Rights Museum’s Freedom Awards mark another move by the 34-year-old institution further onto the “sacred ground” it occupies.
Gov. Bill Lee declined to set an end date for when the task force’s work would be completed in Memphis. He said it could last forever.
With helicopters in the air and detentions rising, some legal immigrants are afraid to leave home.
The guard’s early actions appear more casual than the federal, state and local law enforcement officers who have flooded the streets as part of President Donald Trump’s Task Force, a multiagency crime reduction effort.
City of Memphis leaders marked the opening of the sixth and final phase of South City, the 712-unit mixed income conversion of what was once the Foote Homes public-housing development.
It remains unclear how many guard personnel will be in the city. MPD Chief C.J. Davis has stated that the guard will serve as a deterrent in high-traffic areas.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth could authorize the use of up to 1,000 Tennessee National Guard troops for a whole year as part of the Memphis Safe Task Force.
The council passed a unanimous, but nonbinding, resolution asking for Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris to reconsider the current $1.9 billion plan.
“Before this actually gets signed, we will have paid $8 million that we don’t officially own yet,” said City Council member Jerri Green.
The first significant deployment of Tennessee National Guard troops to Memphis is expected by Friday, Oct. 10.
The Memphis Safe Task Force has allegedly made hundreds of arrests since its launch last week. But how law enforcement is tracking those arrests is unclear.
Recent arrest affidavits suggest the Memphis Safe Task Force is reliant on traffic stops and instances of stop-and-frisk policing.
MPD’s presentation to the Memphis City Council comes after the first week of a state and federal anti-crime surge in the city.
Ethan Edwards wants to open a new high-end liquor store in East Memphis, and he thinks he has the right to do so. Buster’s Liquors co-owner Josh Hammond disagrees, and the fight is getting nasty.
Mayor Paul Young made comments after a week that saw aggressive rhetoric about “unleashed” law enforcement. The same surge of state and federal law enforcement agencies is an issue in the race for Shelby County mayor.
The NAACP Memphis Chapter held an event Friday to discuss concerns about the deployment of federal law enforcement agents in Memphis.
The negotiation could resolve a dispute about the legality of at least one of the City of Memphis’ employee associations.
Memphis Mayor Paul Young said the deal had taken longer than expected, but he was unsure about the specifics.
Chief C.J. Davis said the Memphis Safe Task Force is still evolving and the Memphis Police Department is still learning information every day.
The new courtyard will complement and blend with the existing building.
Former Memphis City Council member Myron Lowery, who died Sunday, was also interim Memphis mayor and City Court Clerk during 40 years in the rough and tumble of local politics.
For about a year, the City of Memphis has sought information from a California family who were close with Nichols. However, attorneys for Nichols’ mother sought to prevent the records from being handed over.
To understand why the lights may be on on one side of a street but not on the other is to gain a window into the intricate, man-made spiderweb that is MLGW’s distribution system.
Also happening this week: Memphis Safe Task Force kicks off, and Civil Rights Museum opens redesigned Founders Park.
Here’s a look at the still-moving political developments in the federal intervention into Memphis’ crime problem.
Lowery was elected to the Memphis City Council in 1991 and was elected City Court Clerk in 2020.